Back in October 2023, I attended an online conference for freelance editors, entered a prize draw – and won! My prize was a free place on a Networking for Editors course, during which one of the things recommended to me was business mastermind groups. These are small groups (usually 3-5 people, as I […]
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Weeknotes – S08E11 – New Projects Derailed By Illness
Summary: This week’s work and writing both got derailed by a bad cold – but it just made me really grateful that I have such flexibility in my schedule, so I could take a few days off without it causing any problems. Monday: New week, new client projects! I started editing dialogue for a […]
Weeknotes – S08E10 – Why Don’t I Want to Write My Novel?
Monday: I started this week’s work with a paid sample edit of a short story for a potential new client, which was fun. Then I worked on both the teen life skills book and the Revision Club novel, so a great range of projects – I love my job! The afternoon, however, was a different […]
Weeknotes – S08E09 – Work Picking Up Again
Summary: My paid work picked up again with some great new projects, and I was very happy with revisions to my short story. Monday: New client projects across the board – yay! I started editing a book about life skills for teens, which required some tonal adjustment. I also started reading the novel by […]
Weeknotes – S08E08 – Back to Cooking on Gas
Summary: I’ve got a good amount of paid work lined up for the next couple of weeks and big plans for my own business development and writing – and this past week was good on all fronts too! Monday: I started a really interesting new client project – editing and adding to the rules […]
Freelance Panic
It’s now been nearly three years since I started my freelance editing business, and I still wake up most mornings marvelling at the fact that I have a job I love, that’s so flexible and that is earning me a lot more money per hour than I ever made in an office job. However, […]
Weeknotes – S08E07 – Achieving Balance
Summary: Properly back into the swing of things on the paid work front, and also quite a lot of progress on my projects/development – yay! Monday: I actually sat at my desk to work today, which felt weird, but was probably better for my back than slouching on the sofa (confirmed by my osteopath […]
Weeknotes – S08E06 – People are Paying Me Again!
Summary: I’m back in the game with some awesome paid editing work, so that feels good! Now I just need to rediscover my work ethic and find some balance with my own creative projects… Monday: I was still feeling as if I wasn’t really getting anywhere so far this year – but posting my […]
Weeknotes – S08E05 – Feelings vs Evidence
Summary: It feels like I’m really not getting anywhere so far this year – with paid work or with my own projects. I know intellectually this isn’t true (I’m plugging steadily away at everything, even if I’m not exactly where I want to be) but it’s still the way it feels… Monday: I felt […]
Weeknotes – S08E04 – Sprint and Rest
Summary: Strong start to the week, with both paid editing work and my own projects – I front-loaded everything so I could have some time off in the second half, which was nice. Monday: Busy, busy day today… I spent the morning on my two current client novels – a queer drama and a […]